Recognizing a hard drive

[Shaun Oliver]

*SNIP*
Use mkfs2ext, I think it is, again as root, to build the
file systems.  I may have that second command wrong.

you're right about it being wrong,
the command is mke2fs /dev/xxx where xxx is the partition number you
want to format.
if I remember some of my basics correctly, and anyone feel free to jump
down my throat and tell me to go learn it again if I have it wrong,
your ide devices are listed as follows.
/dev/hda the primary master,
/dev/hda1 through 4 are the first 4 primary partitions on the disk
/dev/hda5 is an extended partition and anything above that is a logical
partition.
/dev/hdb if memory serves is the second ide device on the first ide
channel.
and /dev/hdc is the secondary master on the second ide channel and
/dev/hdd is the secondary slave on that second ide channel.
I hope I got it right please god let it be so.

-- 
Shaun Oliver
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